Technical Outerwear

[chinesealpha]

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Wigwam are pretty good too

 

[Roger la Rock]

Probably a stupid question but does "Schoeller" have to be re-treated or anything to keep it's water resistance?

Most water resistant fabrics have a silicon or fluoropolymer hydrophobic coating. These lose their effectiveness over time, but can be reactivated to some degree by heat.

The nanosphere treatment has a very fine texture that acts as a disruptive surface and prevents dirt and water from sticking. It is designed to be longer lasting than hydrophobic coatings, but it will still wear out in time.

 

[Roger la Rock]

I've found that Schoeller Dryskin and WB-400 fabrics are really tough and abrasion resistant. They are also nicely stretchy, and don't permanently stretch out the way woven cotton does. The caveat is that they make a huge range of fabrics, so I'd guess that the lighter fabrics with finer yarn will be more delicate. The Nomad shorts look to be a lighter fabric than my unkillable MEC jacket. And like any "refined" fabric (smooth yarns, even dyeing, smooth finish), they won't age as nicely as a more irregular natural fabric. The life of the shorts will likely depend more on your tolerance for visible wear, rather than complete destruction.

If you have a tailor who will handle this kind of thing, you could probably get them to make you a pair of shorts for not much more than the Nomads. If you've got a lifter's thighs and seat, bespoke shorts will fit you way better.

My experience of dryskin is that it is tough and abrasion resistant, except against itself. There are a lot of variations on the fabric so you would need to know exactly which version it is. I had a pair of dryskin pants with the fabric containing cordura fibres. Worst pants I ever had. They pilled terribly through the crotch as the fabric was extremely abrasive against itself, but worse still they abraded anything worn against them. Wore through the hem of a softshell jacket after just a few wears.

 

[wizzeak]

Thanks guys.

 

[ceoceo]

That is one knowledgeable rock! When I asked Outlier before they said about 3 years of regular wear is when elastine pants lose shape and nanosphere wear out. 'So what happens after then?' They said after that they become a good looking regular pants.

 

[akatsuki]

Anyone see any reviews of this jacket?
http://www.klymit.com/index.php/products-1/kinetic-vest/ulaar-jacket-6.html

Uses argon gas for insulation.

 

[endless402]

bunch of leftover veilance stuff on sale in Canada

http://www.sportinglife.ca/sportinglife/brand/15228/Veilance-By-Arcteryx

 

[canstyleace]

PSA:
Proof NY is doing 40% entire order through Monday, "thankfulproof", and free domestic and international shipping

 

[quasky]

i interview errolson hugh of acronym/stone island shadow project for nomad recently, thought some of you guys might be interested in reading: http://www.nomadshop.net/index.php/entry/431

 

[aether]

I just dropped $1200 at ISAORA on the 29th, then I waltz over to SuFu on the 1st to find that ISAORA had a 40% off promotion on the 29th. ****!

 

[einstine]

Buying Isaora at retail is a huge mistake, all there garments go on sale every season at 40%+

 

[BigC222]

Buying Isaora at retail is a huge mistake, all there garments go on sale every season at 40%+

They have some down jackets on their sites for like $170 that is very reasonably priced.

 

[scamster]

aether drop isaora an email or give them a call they may back date the discount for you, they're helpful guys.

 

[Coldsnap]

Speaking of ISAORA, their IO line wasnt included in the sale today which said entire collection. I guess IO is a whole other thing. I have a jacked from the IO line which I like a lot.

I just dropped $1200 at ISAORA on the 29th, then I waltz over to SuFu on the 1st to find that ISAORA had a 40% off promotion on the 29th. ****!

Share whatcha bought at least! What you get and how you like it?

 

[scamster]

their black friday code only covered what they call the isaora collection (main line) which is separate from io (basics range).